American Party candidate visits R.I.

Dennis Andrew Ball is seeking to get his name on the ballot for the 2016 presidential election

Carol Kozma Journal Staff Writer CarolKozma

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An as-of-yet little-known presidential candidate working hard to get media exposure made a stop at the State House Wednesday.

Dennis Andrew Ball, 64, who established the American Party for America in 1995, wants to get his name and party on the ballot in all 50 states for the 2016 election.

The American Party, an “interventionist party,” emerged when President Bill Clinton faced an impeachment, said Dave Smith, the Ball 2016 Campaign chief of staff.

“The Republicans and the Democrats have done very little to improve the quality of life since Reagan,” Smith said.

The American Party focuses on helping families who have been struggling, in part, due to the growth of wealth inequality, he said. Ball, who comes from Marion, Illinois, worked in marketing, sales and publishing before devoting his whole time to the campaign, Smith said.

One of the steps he hopes to take, if elected, is to provide green cards to undocumented workers.

“We need to know who is in our country,” Smith said, adding undocumented workers could join the military, become citizens, learn the language and be part of society.

Other ideas include making college free to avoid crippling debt some students now face, he said.

Ball’s future stops include Connecticut, Maine and Vermont, where he hopes to gain the media’s attention, key to any presidential campaign, Smith said.

“This is a real campaign that needs to be heard,” Smith said.

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